Nerve Growth Factor Levels in Term Human Infants: Relationship to Prenatal Growth and Early Postnatal Feeding.

David Sanchez-InfantesRubén CereijoGiorgia SebastianiMiriam Pérez-CruzFrancesc VillarroyaLourdes Ibáñez

Published in: International journal of endocrinology (2018)

Circulating NGF is related to both prenatal growth and early postnatal nutrition. The maintenance of increased NGF concentrations in SGA-breastfed infants at age 4 months might be a potential mechanism to counterbalance potential risks for developing cognitive and psychomotor disadvantages.

Keyphrases

growth factor
preterm infants
human health
pregnant women
endothelial cells
physical activity
risk assessment
induced pluripotent stem cells
climate change
pluripotent stem cells